The protagonist, a troubled teenage boy, gains entry to HappyHead, a program supposedly designed to help them find happiness. Everyone is required to compete in varied activities that will supposedly make them happy. The program has a mantra, Commitment, growth, gratitude and obedience lead to a happy life, with obedience particularly important. A sequel with some of the same protagonists is Dead Happy. London: Rock the Boat/Oneworld Publications, 2024. It takes place on Elmhallow, an island, where ten paired couples are again forced to compete in trials designed to test their connection.
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C6 -The author (b. 1989), who had been an actor, is now a trained mental health nurse, and the novel was inspired by and draws upon his experiences as a nurse.
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CY - London DA - 01/2023 N2 -The protagonist, a troubled teenage boy, gains entry to HappyHead, a program supposedly designed to help them find happiness. Everyone is required to compete in varied activities that will supposedly make them happy. The program has a mantra, Commitment, growth, gratitude and obedience lead to a happy life, with obedience particularly important. A sequel with some of the same protagonists is Dead Happy. London: Rock the Boat/Oneworld Publications, 2024. It takes place on Elmhallow, an island, where ten paired couples are again forced to compete in trials designed to test their connection.
PB - Rock the Boat/Oneworld Publications PP - London PY - 2023 SN - 978-0-86154-553-7 TI - HappyHead ER -